Ahmadinejad: Iran concerned with US policies, not the president

Iranian president warns that country will crush its opponents if any power shows audacity or imprudence toward Iran.

ahmadinejad salutes 248.88 (photo credit: AP)
ahmadinejad salutes 248.88
(photo credit: AP)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he's more concerned with American policies toward Iran - not who's running the country. He spoke Wednesday in a speech broadcast live on state TV. Ahmadinejad said it made no difference who was in power in the US but instead how the next administration would behave. He also warned that Iran would crush its opponents if any power showed audacity or imprudence toward Iran. Ahmadinejad congratulated US President-elect Barack Obama last week on his win. It was the first time an Iranian leader has offered such wishes since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. But Iran has also criticized Obama, saying Saturday that the world needed more than cosmetic changes in US foreign policy.